In this activity, students review applications of nanotechnology and discuss issues involved in cutting edge technology. The purpose of thie activity is to get students to think about how different advances in...

How Products Are Made explains and details the manufacturing process of a wide variety of products, from daily household items to complicated electronic equipment and heavy machinery. The searchable site provides step...

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This module is one of the results of a project that was initially providing workshops in the areas of materials/manufacturing and information technologies to secondary school technology teachers through a program that...

In this brief activity, students are introduced to the nanometer and become familiar with just how small the nanoscale is. The lesson plan employs useful analogies to help illustrate the topics. MERC Online Reviewer...